Best Difficult Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated difficult games.

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FULFILLMENT Exciting Adventure About the Joys of Working at an Amazin' Fulfillment Center! Short, social commentary game that is 100% free, no micro-transactions.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 12 Nov 2019
The Legend of Bum-Bo A puzzle based deck building rogue-like prequel to The Binding of Isaac... Made of cardboard!

Price 14.79€
Rating 7.9
Release 12 Nov 2019
Infected Shelter Infected Shelter is an ultra-violent rogue-lite post-apocalyptic beat'em up. Singleplayer and co-op for up to four players.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 11 Nov 2019
Basement Basement is a strategy game, where you start doing illegal business to fund the development of your dream video game. It won't be easy, so get ready to deal with other gangs, cops, crazy junkies, mysterious investor and even ghosts from the past.

Price -98% 0.46€
Rating 6.9
Release 10 Nov 2019
Frenzy Retribution This hardcore hard style with high penalty and high reward requires players to deeply understand the complete motion system and various values, weapon activity, counterattack, enemy fury and execution, etc., with the uninterrupted fast-paced attack and defense of the enemy and the enemy, let the player experience Stimulating battle.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.3
Release 08 Nov 2019
Voxelgram Voxelgram is a 3D nonograms game where solving puzzles feels like sculpting in three dimensions. Reveal voxel models as you complete each challenge.

Price 9.75€
Rating 9.1
Release 07 Nov 2019
DemonCrawl DemonCrawl is a puzzle roguelite that combines the addicting gameplay of Minesweeper with hundreds of unique items, stages, and abilities!

Price 12.49€
Rating 7.6
Release 05 Nov 2019
Cathedral Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past by finding the five elemental orbs. Cathedral features a vast world, meant for exploring!

Price -93% 1.14€
Rating 7.1
Release 31 Oct 2019
Synth Riders Let the music move you in Synth Riders, a dance-action VR rhythm game with custom song support and a thriving multiplayer community!

Price -80% 5.23€
Rating 8.8
Release 31 Oct 2019
Raindancer Awoken from death by The Rain itself, Bramble is tasked with bringing an end to the leaders of three rival tribes, and purifying their corruption against nature.

Price 0.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 30 Oct 2019
Strategic Mind: The Pacific Strategic Mind: The Pacific is a turn-based strategy set in the WW2 period depicting the war between the USA and the Empire of Japan waged in the Pacific Ocean with mindblowing historical accuracy and attention to detail. Two Sides. Two Commanders. Two Destinies.

Price -99% 0.40€
Rating 7.2
Release 25 Oct 2019
MO:Astray MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Price 12.49€
Rating 8.9
Release 24 Oct 2019
Lonely Mountains: Downhill Just you and your bike - take it on a thrilling ride down an unspoiled mountain landscape. Make your way through thick forests, narrow trails and wild rivers. Race, jump, slide and try not to crash - all the way from the peak to the valley!

Price -96% 0.82€
Rating 8.7
Release 23 Oct 2019
Hello Neighbor Alpha 3 Alpha 3 of Hello Neighbor brought the first iteration of the large house. Hello Neighbor is a stealth horror game about sneaking into your creepy Neighbor's house.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.4
Release 17 Oct 2019
Erannorth Reborn Erannorth Reborn is a hardcore sandbox Card Game with heavy emphasis on Deck-Building, Character Customization and Moddability. Create unique characters with distinctive attributes, racial/class skills and perks that affect your cards. Adjust and adapt your deck & equipment on-the-fly.

Price 17.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 17 Oct 2019
YORG.io 3 Defend, Attack, Survive! Build up your base and defeat the zombies with this unique combination of tower defense, base building and supply chain management. Now with multiplayer, mods and loads of new content!

Price -88% 0.74€
Rating 6.4
Release 13 Oct 2019
Hello Neighbor Alpha 1 This is Alpha 1 of Hello Neighbor, a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.9
Release 12 Oct 2019
Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial Tower Hunter: Erza’s Trial contains core elements of roguelite games, presented in a toon render style. The player explores a mysterious tower with Erza, vanquishes mutant monsters and defeats bosses to acquire a Hunter’s License and become the most powerful Battle Maiden.

Price 14.99€
Rating 7.0
Release 12 Oct 2019
Fallback Lead the rebellion in an epic rogue-like adventure. Guide your jet-pack equipped post-apocalyptic volunteers through a labyrinthine underground complex by jumping, dodging, and battling against robot minions (and masters) to get to the surface — and bring life back to the scorched Earth.

Price -96% 0.44€
Rating 8.0
Release 11 Oct 2019
Hello Neighbor Pre-Alpha The Original Pre-Alpha of Hello Neighbor, a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.7
Release 10 Oct 2019
Radio Commander: Vietnam '64 Use the radio to give commands to the soldiers on the battlefield. Keep track of the situation based on their voice reports only. Lead US platoons to clash with Vietcong in a realistic, innovative approach to the RTS genre. Make hard choices in a narrative driven experience, and face the outcome.

Price 16.79€
Rating 7.0
Release 10 Oct 2019
Valfaris Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.

Price -97% 0.64€
Rating 8.0
Release 10 Oct 2019
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a brand-new 2.5D platformer from some of the key creative talent behind 'Donkey Kong Country'. As the colourful buddy duo you must tackle a series of stunning, 2.5D levels and explore a puzzling 3D Overworld rich with secrets and surprises!

Price -94% 2.07€
Rating 7.8
Release 08 Oct 2019
MX Bikes MX Bikes is a realistic motocross simulator, based on a scratch built physics engine that accurately simulates motorcycle dynamics and setup options.

Price 29.99€
Rating 9.2
Release 07 Oct 2019
The Wild Eight The Wild Eight is an intense survival action-adventure set in the frozen wilderness of Alaska. Team up with friends in online co-op or go solo, explore the mysterious land, craft weapons and fight to live another day.

Price -99% 0.42€
Rating 6.7
Release 03 Oct 2019
WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes WARSAW RISING: City of Heroes is a challenging turn-based tactical RPG set in an occupied capital during WWII. Pick your heroes. Navigate historic streets. Confront occupiers. And try to survive the 63 days of hell in this historically accurate portrayal of Poles fighting for their city.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.4
Release 02 Oct 2019
Spaceland: Sci-Fi Indie Tactics Incredibly dynamic turn-based strategy, reviving the traditions of the old school tactics. Lead a team of the most desperate fighters, destroy alien monsters and uncover the secrets of the lost planet.

Price 19.50€
Rating 7.2
Release 30 Sep 2019
CODE VEIN In the face of certain death, we rise. Team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in CODE VEIN.

Price -95% 2.70€
Rating 8.3
Release 26 Sep 2019
The Executioner The Executioner puts you in the shoes of a man who tortures people for a living while trying to retain his own sanity. In this game the monster isn’t lurking behind you. You are the monster, if you choose to become one.

Price 8.19€
Rating 6.4
Release 25 Sep 2019
Palmyra Orphanage Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.

Price 4.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 24 Sep 2019
The Surge 2 In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.

Price -94% 2.01€
Rating 7.5
Release 23 Sep 2019
Deadly Days Deadly Days is a unique strategic rogue-lite in the zombie apocalypse. Manage and protect a group of survivors and help them to stop the catastrophe. Discover and use a large number of wild and crazy objects, even wilder and crazier survivors, special abilities, and deadly weapons.

Price -94% 0.73€
Rating 8.2
Release 19 Sep 2019
Police Stories A fresh take on top-down shooters with an emphasis on tactics that forces you to make split second decisions. Neutralize criminals, rescue civilians and defuse bombs in Single Player mode or Co-op. And remember - shooting first is not an option!

Price -98% 0.48€
Rating 8.3
Release 19 Sep 2019
Hot Lava The Floor is Hot Lava! Run, jump, climb, and surf across nostalgia-packed environments flooded with hot molten lava. Explore alone, or join your friends. And whatever you do, don’t touch the floor.

Price -75% 4.19€
Rating 9.0
Release 19 Sep 2019
Daymare: 1998 DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.

Price -99% 0.44€
Rating 6.8
Release 17 Sep 2019
Nauticrawl A stolen, enigmatic machine is your only way out. It's likely to kill you, but so will the hostile planet you're escaping. Pull levers, hack devices, and puzzle out how to pilot the Nauticrawl to freedom in this unusual atmospheric adventure... or die trying.

Price -95% 0.80€
Rating 8.5
Release 16 Sep 2019

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